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| Wilson Votes to Preserve National Security Infrastructure |
October 27, 2005 |
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| Longtime BRAC Foe Votes to Disapprove BRAC Recommendations
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Heather Wilson today voted for H.J. Res. 65 to disapprove the base closing recommendations from the Department of Defense. The measure failed by a vote of 85-324, and this year’s round of base closings and realignments efforts will proceed.
“I’ve opposed BRAC from the beginning. We are at war, we’re increasing the Army and Marines by a combined 39,000 over the next three years, and we’re bringing 70,000 troops back from European bases. If BRAC had gone forward as initially planned a few years ago, we might be trying to open new bases right now. Now is not the time to eliminate infrastructure,” Wilson said.
Wilson is an outspoken opponent of BRAC. The New Mexico delegation worked together with the state to convince the BRAC Commission to keep Cannon Air Force Base open and search for a new mission.
Today’s bill would have disapproved the administration’s final recommendations to close and realign bases throughout the country. Wilson has opposed BRAC at every step, and has supported efforts to delay the closings and improve the Pentagon’s criteria for measuring the value of bases.
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